Personality Theories Flashcards
(31 cards)
What is the structure of the Psychonalaytic (Freud) theory of personality?
Id (pleasure principle)
Ego (reality principle)
Super ego (conscience)
What are the 5 psychosexual stages devised by Freud?
Oral Anal Phallic Latency Genital
How are personalities assessed using Freud’s theory?
Projective tests (ink blot tests) - participants stating what they see
What is the image of human nature for Freud’s theory?
Pessimistic, conflicted, negative
What is the model of abnormal behaviour in Freud’s theory?
Being stuck in any of the stages can cause problems in life
What therapy is used to treat abnormalities within Freud’s theory?
Psycho-analysis
Is Freud’s psychoanalytic theory scientifically relevant?
No - untestable and un-falsifiable
What is the structure of the personality according to Jung (Analytical Theory)?
Ego
Personal Unconscious
Collective Unconscious
How does Jung suggest the personality develops?
Childhood
Young adulthood
Middle age
Old age
How is personality assessed using Jung’s theory?
word-association tests and dream interpretations
What is Jung’s image of human nature?
Positive
Future-oriented, holistic
Describe the model of abnormal behaviour in Jung’s theory
Imbalance in the unconscious produces abnormal behaviour
Therapy for Jung’s theory
Eclectic therapies
Is Jung’s Analytical theory of personality scientifically relevant?
No - not independently verifiable, untestable and un-falsifiable
What is the structure of personality acc to the Behaviourist theory of personality?
No need for a structure - simply a list of behaviours
How does personality develop, according to the behaviourist theory?
History of reinforcement and learning of a person develops personality
How is personality assessed in behaviourist theory?
Observation
Behavioural assessment
The behaviourist theory projects an image of human nature that is….?
Neutral - everyone is a blank slate
What is the behaviourist model of abnormal behaviour?
Maladaptive learning (learning bad behaviours). Therapy is learning new behaviours
Is the behaviourist theory of personality scientifically relevant?
Yes - it is testable and it generates hypotheses
What is the humanistic theory’s structure of personality?
Self - you are a ‘self’, an entity
How is the humanistic theory of personality assessed?
self-statements are the only way
What image of human nature does the humanistic theory prescribe to?
Optimistic
What is the model of abnormal behaviour for the humanistic theory?
Thwarting of natural growth by environmental e.g. potential - damage relationship
